0:00:27 > 0:00:31# Sleigh bells ring Are you listening?
0:00:31 > 0:00:36# In the lane Snow is glistening
0:00:36 > 0:00:38# A beautiful sight... #
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Now stand up straight.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Stick your arms out.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44And smile!
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Oh, come on. Bigger than that.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Pretend it's Christmas.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Oh, dear.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54I had hoped at least one of us was looking forward to it.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58# He sings a love song As we go along
0:00:58 > 0:01:01# Walking in a winter wonderland. #
0:01:02 > 0:01:06# In the meadow we can build a snowman
0:01:06 > 0:01:10# Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
0:01:11 > 0:01:15# He'll say are you married We'll say no man
0:01:15 > 0:01:19# But you can do the job when you're in town. #
0:01:19 > 0:01:22OK. Here we go. Over the top.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25I can't look. You'll have to tell me.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Do you want the good news or the bad news?
0:01:27 > 0:01:28I need some good news.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31You've lost two kilos. You're now at your ideal weight.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Yes! What's the bad news?
0:01:32 > 0:01:34There isn't any.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37You have no idea how good that feels.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39If this was a musical, I'd burst into song at this point.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41So how are you going to celebrate?
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Oh! Dunno.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Once upon a time, I'd have gone out and bought a big chocolate gateau.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- Ah.- Although tonight, I will get to slip on my little black dress,
0:01:50 > 0:01:52go out on the town, and look sensational.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Hot date?
0:01:54 > 0:01:55- The school nativity play.- Hm?
0:02:46 > 0:02:47I know it sounds sad,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50but that's the reason I went on this weight loss programme.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52To go to a primary school nativity play?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54It's not just the play, although that'll be wonderful,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57and Ellie'll be amazing, but...Gary's going to be there.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Your ex, Gary?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03That's the one. My little ray of sunstroke.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Sorry. Are you two trying to...
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Oh no, no, no! I'd rather eat my own kidney.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12But it's the first time we'll be together since we split.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I mean, we see each other at weekends when we hand over Ellie,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18but this is the first time in front of all our friends.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21And I want to look so utterly drop dead gorgeous
0:03:21 > 0:03:23that he goes home and drops dead.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27So why did you two split up?
0:03:27 > 0:03:32Oh, the usual. I was doing really well in my career.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35He was...an assistant librarian.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Think it was just all a bit much for his male ego.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41And there was a slight incident at his office Christmas party
0:03:41 > 0:03:44when I called all his colleagues a bunch of sad anoraks,
0:03:44 > 0:03:46but he always has to overreact.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49We've all done things we regret at the office Christmas party.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Well, I just hope I don't see too much of Gary this Christmas.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54I mean, I'm always trying to avoid him.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Luckily, he works on the other side of town,
0:03:56 > 0:04:00so there's no way I'm going to bump into him here.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02He's on his way, isn't he?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- Well, um...- Oh, typical!
0:04:06 > 0:04:10He has the whole planet to choose from, but he keeps bumping into me.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16So what's Ellie playing in the nativity play?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Is my prescription ready? - Oh, I'm sure it is.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22I can remember when Immie was the Virgin Mary. I was so proud.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Oh, I'm sure! Is it there?
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Jack got really jealous, because she was getting all the attention,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30he put a plastic spider in Jesus' swaddling clothes.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32That's priceless. My prescription?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34And in front of the whole school,
0:04:34 > 0:04:36she screamed and dropped the baby Jesus!
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Hilarious! Look, is it there at all?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Yeah. There you go. Oh, it needs signing by Dr Clay.- What!?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43He's only popped out, he'll be a minute. Do you want to wait?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46No. I can't. I'll come back later.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Merry Christmas.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51KNOCKING
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Enter!
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Can I pick your brains for a few minutes?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57I don't see why not. There's plenty to go round.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01I wanted to ask you about stem cell transplants.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Have a seat.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05You should have come in earlier, it's pretty much healed.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I thought it was worth checking. I've definitely learned my lesson.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Which is?
0:05:09 > 0:05:15Next time I go on a treadmill, I must remember to tie my shoelaces.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16So, is that it?
0:05:16 > 0:05:20Yes, that's it. It's not a crime to be cautious, is it?
0:05:20 > 0:05:21I mean, I've always come here.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23My ex-wife used to come here.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25She still does, doesn't she?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27You know I can't say.
0:05:27 > 0:05:28Of course.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- Is that why you're here? - No, no, of course not.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35So, you've been spending much time at the gym?
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Well, I do like to maintain a high level of cardiovascular fitness.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- Right.- And I wanted to get in shape for this evening.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- What's happening this evening? - The school nativity play.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Ah.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50The radio-ablation of the bone is quite intense.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53There will be several sessions over the week where he's feeling
0:05:53 > 0:05:56quite poorly, but tell your friend, it's nothing to worry about,
0:05:56 > 0:05:57it's a small price to pay.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- OK.- He's doing a wonderful thing.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03There aren't nearly enough people on the register.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Yeah, well, I think he's a bit uncomfortable
0:06:05 > 0:06:07around any kind of medical procedure.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Which is weird because he works in medicine.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Doesn't surprise me! Doctors are the worst patients.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13Mmm, yeah.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21So I walk in, with my lean, mean, gym-toned physique.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Mel will be so depressed when she see's what she's lost,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27she'll run home and hang herself from the Christmas tree.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28Charming!
0:06:28 > 0:06:30I'm sorry.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32I'm not normally an angry person, but that woman could make
0:06:32 > 0:06:37Mahatma Gandhi start a new career as a cage fighter.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40OK, I know you've had your differences,
0:06:40 > 0:06:42but surely tonight is about Ellie.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46I know, and I want to give her a good Christmas, but...
0:06:46 > 0:06:48I hope she understands that even though
0:06:48 > 0:06:52we can't stand each other, we still love her.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Well, you know the best Christmas present you could give her?
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- What?- You two could stop fighting for a bit.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59Just in the spirit of Christmas.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Christmas is a time when a lot of people who can't stand each other
0:07:03 > 0:07:04are forced to spend the day together.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09When we eat, drink, and try not to show how miserable we all are.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11I'm glad I'm not spending Christmas at your place.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13This year, I shall spend the big day
0:07:13 > 0:07:17with the Doctor Who Christmas Special and a boil-in-the-bag curry.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21But all that concerns me now is getting through this evening.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24KNOCKING
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Come in!
0:07:26 > 0:07:27Ah, coffee!
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Strong and black. Just the way you like it.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Is that Mount Kilimanjaro?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Yes, it is, actually.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40My Uncle Thabani was going to climb it last Christmas.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44But when he got to the base camp,
0:07:44 > 0:07:50he decided, this mountain is so beautiful, but if I am on top,
0:07:50 > 0:07:54I will not be able to appreciate its snow-capped beauty,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58so perhaps I will just stay here.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Yes, a friend of mine just climbed it for charity.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Oh, a friend?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Yes. Her name's Gina. I met her at the army recruitment fair.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Oh. That is good.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11What is?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14It is good to have a friend who understands the world you come from.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19I have many friends in this country,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22but it is always nice to meet someone from Botswana.
0:08:22 > 0:08:28Someone who knows the taste of serobe and bogobe.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31I will leave you to it.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59RINGING
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Hello?
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Hi, it's Howard Bellamy here. From the...
0:09:04 > 0:09:06The Army recruitment fair!
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Yeah. And you said something about meeting up.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10I did.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12So, why don't we make it happen?
0:09:12 > 0:09:13I'd love to.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Right, I just need to find a free day.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20You know what it's like this time of year.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Yeah.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Actually, I'm training for a triathlon at the moment.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Why don't we meet at the gym?
0:09:27 > 0:09:28The gym?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38RINGING
0:09:43 > 0:09:44HE SIGHS
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- Hello?- Gary, it's Mel.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- Yes, I can always tell.- How?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55When the room goes cold and all my pot plants begin to wither.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Oh, new sides, please, nurse. These ones are splitting.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00What do you want?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Are you coming to the nativity play?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05It's my daughter's stage debut.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08I'm hardly going to stay at home and watch EastEnders.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Well, as you have a God complex,
0:10:10 > 0:10:13you might be disappointed to find it's not about you.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14Of course I'm coming. And?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17And can you bring Ellie's pink trainers?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19She needs them for PE tomorrow.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I have not got Ellie's pink trainers.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Well, where are they?
0:10:22 > 0:10:26I suggest you look in the place you had them last.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Oh, Gary, what would I do without you? Celebrate?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- Is that all?- That's all.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- Well, hosanna in excelsis. Goodbye, Mel.- Bye.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- Are you still there? - Are you still there?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Oh, you always did have to have the last word.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Well, I think you just had the last word there.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Until you started up again.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- No, I think you'll find it was... - Bye, Mel!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12So anyway, the heron swoops down
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- grabs this pigeon in its beak, it was awful.- You're joking!
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Hi.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- Oh. Sorry, can you give us a few minutes?- Yeah, course.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29How did you get in here?
0:11:29 > 0:11:31I told them I had an appointment.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Yeah, well, you'd know all about telling lies.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Kevin, I'm really sorry.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38I wanted to be honest with you from the start,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41and...I wasn't trying to be devious.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44It just comes naturally, does it?
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Look, why don't we meet up somewhere this evening, talk properly, somewhere else?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Don't want your colleagues to know about your dirty secret?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53I don't want us to be interrupted. And you deserve some answers.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Fine. This evening.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Mind how you go!
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Ooh, hello!
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Hi, have you got the prescription?
0:12:13 > 0:12:15I do.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18You look amazing! A star is born.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- Thank you.- Now, we're running a bit late, but there's no need to panic.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23So shoulders back, twinkle twinkle, and smile!
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- Mummy?- Yes?
0:12:25 > 0:12:26I need to go to the toilet.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33You found it then?
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Gina? I actually pass this place every evening,
0:12:37 > 0:12:39but this is the first time I've ever been inside.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41So did you say you didn't have any kit?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Well, I haven't had chance to get home yet.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47OK, well, try this. It should be your size.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Really?
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Really. Now, let's go and work up a sweat.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Ellie, are you going to be much longer?
0:13:08 > 0:13:09I don't know!
0:13:09 > 0:13:12The Star of Bethlehem can't be late!
0:13:12 > 0:13:16It's not just me you're letting down, it's the Shepherds, the Wise Men and the Baby Jesus.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18OK, fine, I'll give you some privacy.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Oh mate, you can't be serious...
0:13:25 > 0:13:26All right. Never mind. Bye.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Everything OK?- Oh, nothing, just my friend's just blown me out.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36So now I've got an evening of junk food and junk TV ahead of me.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37Oh, no, that's awful.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Mel! Wow!
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Sorry, I couldn't help overhearing.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44But, um, if you're suddenly footloose and fancy free...
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Yeah?
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Um... How would you like to come to the nativity play?
0:13:50 > 0:13:52So what kind of workout do you normally do?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Well, I'm not really a big fan of the gym.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56I prefer the great outdoors.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Oh, I need a proper, structured workout - lower body,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01upper body, some cardio on the treadmill.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04What's wrong with a good cross country run?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Well, the treadmill, I can bring my laptop, Skype,
0:14:07 > 0:14:10have a conference call, do a bit of online shopping.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Do you ever stop?
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Well, I have been known to have a power nap.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Fancy a ten-mile run?
0:14:26 > 0:14:30So it would just be a huge boost to my self-confidence. It won't take long.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Just half an hour, a couple of verses of Away In A Manger and then a mince pie afterwards.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37You did say you were doing nothing this evening.
0:14:37 > 0:14:38Look, I'd love to, but...
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Oh, that's wonderful! Thank you so much!
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Look, we're going to have to go now, we're already late.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Guess what? Nurse Chris is coming to the nativity play.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- Um... Hooray!- Yay!
0:14:49 > 0:14:50Great.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Now we're running a bit late, but we should just get there by half past.
0:14:53 > 0:14:54Come on!
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Hi, everyone! Sorry we're late.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- Gary?- Mel.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- Daddy!- Ellie!
0:16:10 > 0:16:12You are the most beautiful star
0:16:12 > 0:16:15in the multi-dimensional infinity of all creation.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- What are you?- Um...
0:16:17 > 0:16:18Never mind.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Hi.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Chris, what are you doing here?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26I always like to support community events.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27- Really?- So where is everybody?
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- I don't know.- We were meant to be here by five. I got a bit waylaid.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Yes, I am quite aware of your general tardiness.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34Here we go again.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37She would usually turn up halfway through a film,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40or, on one memorable occasion, as my mother's coffin slid into the furnace.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- Well, I'm always there for the important bit.- Mummy!
0:16:43 > 0:16:45You don't have me to mess things up any more.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- You can have a wonderfully punctual Christmas.- Mummy!
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- What is it, sweetie? - I need to go to the toilet.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51You went ten minutes ago.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55I couldn't go because you were standing outside the door, shouting at me.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56Can you take me, please?
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Er...
0:16:58 > 0:16:59- Go on.- Come on!
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Kevin!
0:17:11 > 0:17:12I don't know how long I've got.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13That's fair enough.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16What is he doing?!
0:17:19 > 0:17:22I think he's campaigning against animal experiments.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Look, I'm really sorry I wasn't 100% honest with you,
0:17:27 > 0:17:29but there's something I want you to see.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39My name's Nadia, and I wonder if you could do something very special.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41I wonder if you could save a life.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- So. Are you looking forward to the play?- No.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51I have to sing a song, and I'm scared in case I forget the words.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53You'll be fine.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56You'll get up there, and you'll see everyone's smiling faces,
0:17:56 > 0:17:58and the words'll come out like magic.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- Are you looking forward to Christmas?- No.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Right.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04It won't be a proper Christmas. Not when there's no Daddy.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- Oh, I know.- Look.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08Did you do that?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Yeah. That was last Christmas.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16Ellie, I know it's sad, but Mummy and Daddy,
0:18:16 > 0:18:17they find it hard to be friends.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- But they do love each other.- What?
0:18:21 > 0:18:24They always talk about each other, even when they say rude things.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- They always talk about each other. - Yeah, I know.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31I know.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35I suppose you'll have a very quiet Christmas.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Probably just invite a few librarian chums.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Well, at least if I decide to have turkey,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43I won't find a digital watch in the stuffing.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44That only happened once.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48Well, at least it would explain your irregular timekeeping.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Oh, when I was young, I swallowed a broken record,
0:18:51 > 0:18:54but it never affected me, never affected me, never affected me.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55And at least if I have a chocolate,
0:18:55 > 0:18:58I won't find someone's been putting the empty wrappers back in the tin.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03Oh, Gary. All the memories just come flooding back.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Let's hope they drown you.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11So, what's Chris doing here?
0:19:11 > 0:19:12- Chris?- Hm.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- We've just started going out, actually.- What!?
0:19:16 > 0:19:17It's just a sex thing, really.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19But he's the best Christmas present I ever had.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22I certainly wouldn't exchange him for a larger size.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Well, you didn't waste much time, did you?
0:19:24 > 0:19:27No, but then, you're so incredibly easy to forget.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28Actually, who are you?
0:19:28 > 0:19:30CLEARS THROAT
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Oh, sorry, sweetie, I didn't see you there.- Exactly.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34Did you want something?
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- Well, this nativity play...- Yes?
0:19:36 > 0:19:38It's not actually on this evening.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40All the posters say tomorrow.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Well, my flier clearly says it's this evening.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- And mine.- I think someone may have interfered with your fliers.
0:19:46 > 0:19:47It was me!
0:19:47 > 0:19:50What? Why?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Because I wanted to get the two of you back together.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Oh!
0:19:56 > 0:19:57Here you go.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00Thanks.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03So, how was it for you?
0:20:03 > 0:20:06It was fun. In a masochistic sort of way.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11Howard, you know the exercise bikes?
0:20:11 > 0:20:12Yes?
0:20:12 > 0:20:16You did know there was a little button that controls the gradient?
0:20:16 > 0:20:17No.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Because, although we both did ten miles, you were going uphill,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23and I was going down.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24Thanks for that!
0:20:26 > 0:20:28How's the wheatgrass?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Well, you can certainly taste the nutrients.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Yeah, but do you like it?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35No. It tastes like grass. Only grass that something died in.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36Fine.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Now, you know I said I was fully booked till Christmas?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Hm.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45I seemed to have discovered another little window on my advent
0:20:45 > 0:20:50calendar, so if you fancied meeting up for Sunday lunch?
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Now, would that be for roast beef or macrobiotic carrot juice?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Wait and see!
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Darling, I'm so sorry,
0:21:01 > 0:21:05but Mummy and Daddy, we're never going to live together again.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Especially now Mummy's got someone else to fluff up her pillows.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12Oh no, me and Mel, we're not... No.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Oh, all right. We're not going out.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- I just said that to make you jealous.- That is so tragic.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Said the pot to the kettle! I notice you seem to be wearing a lot of padding.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- I mean, those muscles aren't actually... Oh!- Yes.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Ellie was telling me how sad it is you can't all be together this Christmas.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- Aw!- Ellie!
0:21:32 > 0:21:35My dad used to tell me this story about World War One,
0:21:35 > 0:21:40how one Christmas in the trenches, they all stopped fighting
0:21:40 > 0:21:41and they played a game of football.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Do you think you two could have a little Christmas ceasefire?
0:21:45 > 0:21:46Please!
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Um, well...
0:21:50 > 0:21:54OK. We'll wave a white flag for Christmas.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Well, I don't know about you, but I think this calls for a song.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06But however bad things get, we won't give up hope.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09The doctors say he could be close to the end,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11but, we believe that, Inshallah, he might be saved.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15So if you're willing to be a donor, please get in touch.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Thanks for listening.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23So there you are.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25We've posted this everywhere we can think of.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28All the social networking sites.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29What's the response been like?
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Oh, we get e-mails.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Some people recommend the power of prayer
0:22:33 > 0:22:37and others say we should get back to our own country.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40But no actual donors. Or none that match.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43So when did you find out about me?
0:22:43 > 0:22:45We were talking to Dad about his condition.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49And I said it was a shame he just had the two children,
0:22:49 > 0:22:51and neither of us was a match.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54And he suddenly went very still.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57I bet he did. I'm his guilty secret.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Kevin, he's been a good dad to us, and he would have been
0:23:01 > 0:23:04a good dad to you, but there was all this pressure on him.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09And yes, you owe him nothing, but he's going to die now.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13And I know that's not your problem.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Why don't you get the test?
0:23:15 > 0:23:19He might not be a match, and in that case, you can rule yourself out.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24But please, I know you feel cheated and backed into a corner.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28He needs your help. I need your help.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37# Twinkle, twinkle, little star
0:23:37 > 0:23:42# How I wonder what you are
0:23:42 > 0:23:47# Up above the world so high
0:23:47 > 0:23:52# Like a diamond in the sky
0:23:52 > 0:23:57# Twinkle, twinkle, little star
0:23:57 > 0:24:02# How I wonder what you are. #
0:24:02 > 0:24:03Oh!
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- It's a miracle.- What is?
0:24:07 > 0:24:10That me and your dad, who are basically human,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13can give birth to someone with the voice of an angel.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Honestly, Gary, are you writing a review for The Guardian?
0:24:18 > 0:24:21I'm reserving two seats, because tomorrow night,
0:24:21 > 0:24:26your mother and I are going to sit here, together, and watch you shine.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Oh! Sweetie!
0:24:35 > 0:24:37- I don't know.- Kevin.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41It's not so much about giving the stem cells, but it's him.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44My whole life, he's had nothing to do with me.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47And there were times, growing up, I could have done with a dad.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49But no, he turned his back on me.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Will you get lost?
0:24:53 > 0:24:55So that's what I don't get.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58When I need him, he's never there.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00When he needs me, he gets in touch.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04What?
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Dad didn't want this.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10It was me and Zarif who suggested it.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13We're not even sure he'd accept a donation from you,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15but I really hope so, because it's his last chance.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19Hold on, what did he say when you told him you were coming to see me?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21He said he didn't want us to.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25And that you were a part of his life he'd really rather forget.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30You mean he doesn't even want to see me?
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Deep breaths, keep going.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47My heart feels like it's about to explode.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51Oh, I'm so sorry. I had no idea what she was doing to you.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52Come here.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55You've got to get the right colour. If they've only got navy...
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Sure I can handle it. It's not rocket science.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Oh, you've got to be kidding.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05I told the boys at round table that I'd spruce it up.
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